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GMAndrey Esipenko

RUS Born 2002 (Age ≈24) Male
FIDE ID
24175439

About Andrey Esipenko

Andrey Esipenko was born in Novocherkassk in 2002 and learned chess at five. He won the European under-ten championship in 2012. In 2017 he captured both the European and world under-sixteen titles. Show more

Andrey Esipenko was born in Novocherkassk in 2002 and learned chess at five. He won the European under-ten championship in 2012. In 2017 he captured both the European and world under-sixteen titles. At that year's World Rapid Championship, his queen sacrifice against Sergey Karjakin attracted international attention. FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title in 2018. He finished second in the 2019 Tata Steel Challengers. At the 2019 World Cup, he defeated former world champion Ruslan Ponomariov before losing to Peter Svidler. In 2020 he shared first place at Gibraltar before losing in the playoff. His 2021 Tata Steel Masters performance included a victory over Magnus Carlsen in their first classical meeting. He finished that tournament in third place. Esipenko won the Qatar Masters in 2024. Third place at the 2025 World Cup qualified him for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. He also won the Russian Championship in 2026.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2680.4 -2.6

Live estimate

Rapid

2658

Published FIDE

Blitz

2645

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#41
National rank · RUS
#2

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2723 Mar 2022
Recorded years
2011–2026
Archived games
1864

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1851 2013-01-19 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 5.23 Roman Martynov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 54 Open
1852 2013-01-18 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 4.2 Dmitry Rozhko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 77 Open
1853 2013-01-17 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 3.18 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Mikhailov Draw: 1/2-1/2 91 Open
1854 2013-01-16 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 2.19 Alexander Zakharov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1855 2013-01-15 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 1.21 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Kornyukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1856 2012-12-04 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 9 Viktor Varavin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 35 Open
1857 2012-12-03 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 8 Andrey Esipenko Timur Trubchaninov Won: 1-0 50 Open
1858 2012-12-02 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 7 Miran Oganian Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 54 Open
1859 2012-12-01 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 6 Andrey Esipenko Ruslan Yandarbiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1860 2012-11-30 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 5 Nikolai Pushkov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
1861 2012-11-29 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 4 Andrey Esipenko Marina Niyazgulova Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1862 2012-11-28 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 3 Pavel. Kim Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1863 2012-11-27 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 2 Andrey Esipenko Jaroslav Prizant Lost: 0-1 10 Open
1864 2012-11-26 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 1 Mikhail Panarin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
  1. vs Roman MartynovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-01-19 · Round 5.23Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  2. vs Dmitry RozhkoLost · 1-0Black · 2013-01-18 · Round 4.2Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  3. vs Sergey MikhailovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-17 · Round 3.18Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  4. vs Alexander ZakharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-16 · Round 2.19Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  5. vs Alexey KornyukovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-15 · Round 1.21Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  6. vs Viktor VaravinLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-04 · Round 9Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  7. vs Timur TrubchaninovWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-03 · Round 8Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  8. vs Miran OganianLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-02 · Round 7Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  9. vs Ruslan YandarbievDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-01 · Round 6Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  10. vs Nikolai PushkovWon · 0-1Black · 2012-11-30 · Round 5Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  11. vs Marina NiyazgulovaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-11-29 · Round 4Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  12. vs Pavel. KimWon · 0-1Black · 2012-11-28 · Round 3Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  13. vs Jaroslav PrizantLost · 0-1White · 2012-11-27 · Round 2Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  14. vs Mikhail PanarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-26 · Round 1Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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